Monday, April 16, 2012

Spring Flowers

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend! We had beautiful Spring weather here in the Carolinas! It was gorgeous. A few things on our Honey-Do list were checked off and of course, some time was spent out in the garden.

Thought I'd show you where my potted geraniums will spend the rest of the Spring and Summer. Last time I posted, I showed you how beautiful they looked when I brought them inside because there was going to be a frost. They looked so pretty in our Breakfast Room window, but that window only gets a few hours of morning sun which isn't enough for these beauties.

Of course, last weekend I had to spruce up the pots before planting the geraniums in them...

Here's how the pots and the iron planter holder looked before I got a hold of a few cans of Valspar's New Avocado spray paint:

The iron planter was painted black and the pots were painted green...seems to be a trend at my house this Spring....

I put coffee filters in the bottom with rocks on top so that the dirt wouldn't drain out the bottoms. The coffee filter wasn't my brilliant idea... I saw it on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a whirl.

Here's how the geraniums in their newly painted pots and planter look now:

Here's the before and after side by side:

The little duck/goose, whatever he is, got a fresh coat of paint, as well. Will have to show you that another time!

Went to Lowe's today and picked up some saucers for underneath my pots and am thinking of painting those to match. Guess there's no time like the present...

OMG Pam I have that same planter!! I have two actually...and I just told Dan I wanted to spray mine! The coffee filter ideas is brilliant. I usually cut a small piece of landscape fabric to do the same thing but I like this idea a lot! Thanks for sharing that idea!! The Geraniums look wonderful and I love the color of the pots! You are so giving me ideas here- even the gazing ball....I have a few of them too!!

Loving your pretty flowers! I am using a lot of iron on my backporch... adds a "Secret Garden" element, I think... Would love for you to share with my readers at my linky party...:)-heatherstringtownhome.blogspot.com

I'm a geranium person, too. I have white ones now in 2 big pots. They winter over beautifully and then flourish when they go outside. It's almost time. I fell in love with geraniums in Italy -- they use red ones there, like yours. They look great in your planter and I'll try the great coffee filter idea! Thanks for that. Jane

The new coat of paint really breathes new life into your gorgeous pots and planter! I love geraniums also and will be getting mine this weekend! And my favorite color is green. I love your avocado green on the pots. I have an old Weber Grill I want to paint and use as a planter. This just might be the color! Thanks so much for sharing!

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